The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Subtitle: The Wolves Chronicles #1 ''Now a Compelling Film''
By: illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott.
Edition: First Puffin ed.
Series: Puffin Books
Publisher: Puffin Book published by the Penguin Group
Published: 1968
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780140329582
Copyright date: 1962 by Joan Aiken (text); Jonathan Cape Ltd. (illus.)
Other titles: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989 Zenith movie)
Description: Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home

The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease.

With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp?
Notes: ***Printed by Clays Ltd., St. Ives Plc., set in Monotype Garamond. / First published August 6th 1962.

The 1989 film version*** was directed by Stuart Orme with a screenplay by William M. Akers. The cast includes Stephanie Beacham as Miss Slighcarp, Mel Smith as Mr. Grimshaw, Geraldine James as Mrs. Brisket, Richard O'Brien as James, and Jane Horrocks as Pattern. Newcomers Emily Hudson and Aleks Darowska played Bonnie and Sylvia.

 **Although this adaptation is quite faithful to the novel, some characters are omitted (such as Dr. Gabriel Field), others are altered (Mrs. Brisket's daughter Diana is changed into a teenage son named Rupert, who serves as his mother's second-in-command) and the entire final act of the story features considerable changes.--Wikipedia**